Changes to first year VED rate to tackle air pollution

ClientEarth and a coalition of organisations argue that the current VED system incentivises diesel vehicles, which contribute to illegal air pollution levels and significant health costs in the UK. They propose an additional £800 first-year VED charge on new diesel cars to fund air quality measures and accelerate the transition to ultra-low emission vehicles.

• Air pollution in the UK is linked to 40,000 early deaths every year and results in annual societal costs totaling £27.5 billion.
• Diesel cars have seen a significant increase in market share, rising from 18% of new car sales in 2001 to nearly 45% by 2017, driven largely by VED incentives.

APA

ClientEarth (2017). Changes to first year VED rate to tackle air pollution. https://www.clientearth.org/media/xijpqzyu/healthy-air-campaign-letter-to-the-chancellor-on-first-year-rate-of-ved-hac-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Changes to first year VED rate to tackle air pollution. 2017. https://www.clientearth.org/media/xijpqzyu/healthy-air-campaign-letter-to-the-chancellor-on-first-year-rate-of-ved-hac-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearth2017changes, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Changes to first year VED rate to tackle air pollution}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, year = {2017}, month = feb, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/xijpqzyu/healthy-air-campaign-letter-to-the-chancellor-on-first-year-rate-of-ved-hac-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }